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Manage the Patient.In file path for linking to clinical packages.


-     Patient.In file format originally defined for use with linking demographic information between HCN Medical Director and other software packages

-     Used widely between many medical software packages and has now become a de-facto industry standard

-     Patient.In is a Fixed Field definition, so fields are buffered with spaces

-     Each record is followed by a CR + LF character sequence

-     File format is backward-compatible between versions (so a system that can process V3 files may also accept V2 files etc)
 

Patients.In Folder


Option
 Function
Path to Patients.In

Path to Patients.In file location


Patients.In File Format


Option

 Function
Generic ASCII v2
 Use Generic ASCII v2

Generic ASCII v3

Use Generic ASCII v3


Field Number
 Name
 Length
 Function

ASCII Version
1

 UR_NO
 9

Unique Identifying code for each patient

  ASCIIv2/ASCIIv3
2
 TITLE
 5
 Title

  ASCIIv2/ASCIIv3
3
 SURNAME

 30

Surname

  ASCIIv2/ASCIIv3
4

 FIRSTNAME
 30
 All Christian Names
  ASCIIv2/ASCIIv3
5

 ADDRESS

 40
 Street and Number
  ASCIIv2/ASCIIv3
6

 CITY
 25
 City or Suburb
  ASCIIv2/ASCIIv3
7

 POSTCODE

 4
 Postcode

  ASCIIv2/ASCIIv3
8

 DOB

 10
 dd/mm/yyyy
  ASCIIv2/ASCIIv3
9

 MC_NO
 12

 Medicare Number

  ASCIIv2/ASCIIv3
10

 MC_INDEX

 1

 Medicare Index / Reference Number
  ASCIIv2/ASCIIv3
11

 PENS_NO

 14

 Pension Number
  ASCIIv2/ASCIIv3
12

 DVA_NO

 14

 DVA Number

  ASCIIv2/ASCIIv3
13

 H_PHONE

 14

 Home Phone

  ASCIIv2/ASCIIv3
14

 W_PHONE

 1

 Work Phone
  ASCIIv2/ASCIIv3
15
 CODE
 1
 (P = Pension/HCC holder, R = DVA Yellow Card Holder, L = DVA White Card Holder or blank)
  ASCIIv2/ASCIIv3
16

 SEX

 1

 Gender

  ASCIIv2/ASCIIv3
17

 S_NET

 14

 Safety Net Number
  ASCIIv2/ASCIIv3
18

 RECORD_NO

 10

 Record Number / File Number
  ASCIIv2/ASCIIv3
19
 LINK_TO

 9

 UR_NO of Head of Family

 ASCIIv2/ASCIIv3
20

 LINKCODE

 1

 A, U or D (Add, Update or Delete)

 ASCIIv2/ASCIIv3
21

 EMAIL

 100

 Patient's email address
  ASCIIv3
21

 REFDOCTOR

 50

Referring Doctor's Name

  ASCIIv3
22

 REFDATE

 10

 Date of referral (dd/mm/yyyy)
  ASCIIv3
23

 REFCODE

 2

 Referral Duration (00 = Indefinite, 03 = 3 months, 12 = 12 months)
  ASCIIv3
24

 INSNO

 20

 Patient's Health Insurance Number
  ASCIIv3
25

 INSCO

 40
 Patient's Health Insurance Provider
  ASCIIv3
26

 DECEASED
 10

 Date of death (dd/mm/yyyy)
  ASCIIv3
28

 ATSI

 1

 Y = Aboriginal, T = Torres Strait Islander, B = Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander, N = Neither or Unknown
  ASCIIv3
29

 MOB_PHONE

 14

 Mobile Phone
  ASCIIv3